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Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
My brother wants to be a voice actor, has a demo, has been picked up by an agency, but isn't getting many gigs. He has some work under his belt and is working with a game company but isn't sure that the project will go through. I want to get him a gift that would have value itself while also helping him career wise. I…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
Almost done with peaky blinders and i must say Cillian Murphy’s portrayal of Thomas Shelby was amazing. I went from not even knowing who he was to being a huge fan instantly when i watched some interviews. He is so calm and soft spoken it made me appreciate how good of an actor he is. I know i’m late to the party but m…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
Currently in quarantine I am reading an Actor’s Work with no experience to pursue a dream of mine to act. I think it contains some great insights, but I don’t see a lot of other actors trying out this method. I’ve done a lot of research on other acting methods and I understand that a lot of other methods are derived fr…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
Hello ! I’m a student in a high school and I have some experience in acting but not a lot. I’m just wandering how everything works, like how to go to auditions e.g I also have a friend of mine who has forever wanted to be an actor just like me and I’m also wandering if there is anything like where me and my friend get…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
I'm a fan of the streaming Dungeons & Dragons show Critical Role, and for those who don't know it, it features voice actors playing D&D, and the dungeon master is a successful VO artist named Matt Mercer. Over the course of the show, Matt has shown himself to have simply insane levels of talent for inventing, voicing,…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
Sorry if this post doesn't fit, but one of my close friends is pursuing a career in voice acting. As a layperson, I don't have much of a good idea of what might be useful to a new voice actor. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
I was on The Bold Type in the beginning of February. I cant seem to find myself in season 4s february and march episodes... should i bother downloading the rest of the season? Lol i just wanna see if we see me
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
1. Were you nervous about having a baby/ about the potential change and kept putting it off? What made you finally decide to have a baby? 2. Did you experience any change in how you were treated by reps? CDs? Castings? Did you go back to your old castings or no? Did you take time off acting after? 3. Any other info for…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
I have always wanted to become an actress and I am planning on moving out of my country to start acting. As soon as this virus ends, I am going to move, but I don't know where. I am okay with both, just want to know which is better.
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
I've heard this is an issue for other actors but in decades of acting I didn't have it until now. I was just in a scene where I was screaming and running around in pure terror; it didn't help that the fear was of something I'm actually petrified of (yay, Bloody Mary!) Since the end of it I've almost fear-puked twice an…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
I am not an actress, but I think I want to (try this). I don't have experiences with arts in general ... What would you recomand? I'm pretty shy, sensitive and awkward. Thanks!
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
As an actress in a smaller market (Atlanta), who is still working on getting some co-stars and currently have a good agent, I know the move to LA has to happen eventually (once I have more credits to be competitive and the finances of course). So to those of you who successfully made the move, how did you do so? What a…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2020
Hi guys. In preparation for pilot season I wanted to bone up on my general american accent and also just overall technique. Thought this would make a helpful thread for other uk actors too? Please feel free to drop your recommendations down below.
Reddit · 20 Dec 2020
All I can see is that the agency reps 220 actors, and the agency is in the top 500 companies on IMDb. I can’t afford IMDb Pro unfortunately.
Reddit · 20 Dec 2020
(And Gersh, APA, Paradigm, and CESD.)
Reddit · 20 Dec 2020
Last year pilot season, I went in for a series regular role for a casting director known for their \*very\* gruff attitude. It was a scene between a girlfriend and a boyfriend, I gave it my all and when it was over the CD shot my partner a look and abruptly told him to leave. Then the CD said YOU (my name) - YOU CAN ST…
Reddit · 20 Dec 2020
I just finished watching SNL hosted by Kristen Wiig, i have always loved her, she is most definitely in the my top 10 cast members list and i was really looking forward to this. After watching and seeing that Wiig basically stapled her face in a resting Bella Hadid pose, and noticing how it inevitably changed the way i…
Reddit · 20 Dec 2020
I’d look this up on google, but they only seem to be interested in his Joker. He is one of my favorite actors of all time, but I can’t nail what made him so great! I know he was a hard core method actor, but there has to be more. In movies like Brokeback and Ten Things, its impossible to imagine him as anyone other tha…
Reddit · 20 Dec 2020
It’s known that as voice actors our voices are our instruments, and so we need to take care of them as best as we can to perform optimally. This includes avoiding smoking, as it dries out the vocal cords and can cause irreversible texture changes. I do not personally smoke myself, but I do live with 2 heavy chainsmoker…
Reddit · 20 Dec 2020
My future goal is to become an actor, but I don't really know how, I think I'm fairly good at acting and putting on a "fake" face, but I don't know where to start. (I'm in highschool right now and the school I go to doesn't have an acting class or anything to do with that which sucks because I want to start early. I al…
Reddit · 19 Dec 2020
I’m so tired and overwhelmed but I’m persevering any parents to toddlers pursuing acting ? It’s been a whirlwind being signed in every coast now doing auditions with a full time job just was wondering how are you all doing it and staying positive ? I’m slowly shutting down because it’s like I don’t have a chance to bre…
Reddit · 19 Dec 2020
Hi all. Let me emphasize this is not a request or offer or anything like that. I am working on a video game and its coming along much better than expected. We are having our open alpha test soon and its super exciting. After the alpha there will be some work to do but then the beta will start. We want voice lines to be…
Reddit · 19 Dec 2020
Does anybody want to create a GroupMe for us actors on here? I thought maybe it’d be good to help with isolation as well as maybe help network eachother without the whole internet being able to see?
Reddit · 18 Dec 2020
Hi there. I'll start off by saying that I'm in the UK. I see that most posts on this subreddit are US based but I thought I'd seek some advice here anyway. I am creating a media website and am currently editing an intro video and I need some actors. The actors would literally be doing 10-20 second videos with a few lin…
Reddit · 18 Dec 2020
Howdy y'all. I am moving down to LA in a few weeks to pursue a long lost dream I've had of becoming an actor. While I've acted in a few plays when I was a pre-teen, I have not acted at all since then (and I'm currently 21 y/o). The biggest question I have is: where should I take acting classes? I have scoured all over…
Reddit · 18 Dec 2020
I went to East 15 Acting School in London and now completely regret it. I applied because I’d heard encouraging tings from online message boards, how high the school ranks on student satisfaction etc. but overall I feel absolutely let down by it. Yes no school can guarantee success to its students - but surely, when E1…
Reddit · 18 Dec 2020
I was wondering if there are any fast track to Spotlight acting courses out there since I'd rather not sell a kidney to go to full on acting school. I'm over 21 so am not eligible to join as a young artist unfortunately. I've been acting for 3 years and have a bunch of credits. Just none which are recognised by Spotlig…
Reddit · 18 Dec 2020
how do you choose which agent do you try to apply as an actor? For example in the unitedagents ([https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/actors](https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/actors)), they say that you need to submit your work to one agent only. How do you choose which one you wanna try? if the result would be unsuccessful, y…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
I've been going to college in New York for a couple years now, studying for a film degree, and supplementing my income doing non-union background work. I recently became SAG-Eligible doing this, and hope to continue doing it for the foreseeable future. Though most of what I do in college is behind-the-camera, I still e…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
After initial pre-screens I mean. I’m in this situation.
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
So I’m not rly an actor, done a few things but nothing major. But I lucked into a show for a small part in which I have to yell at a bunch of people to do run away. The audition was for another scene. So I’m not really an experienced actor and I’m a quiet guy normal. Yelling doesn’t exactly come naturally to me. I know…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider these voice actor roles. We are opening up casting for two male roles, the final openings for this season. I thought this would be a good place to cast for our new narrative podcast audio series, Earth Eclipsed. I am not sure if this kind of post runs afoul…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider these voice actor roles. We are opening up casting for two male roles, the final openings for this season. I thought this would be a good place to cast for our new narrative podcast audio series, Earth Eclipsed. I am not sure if this kind of post runs afoul…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
I've been applying an ok amount of roles. I check everyday for new postings. I have a reasonable amount of training over two years but I'm still technically a beginner. Had to stopping to class for a bit due to lack of income. I'm looking into online training but focusing on recording myself and studying my facial expr…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
So I am a 20 year old kid whose passion is acting. I've been exposed to a lot of career options and tried them all, but I always come back to one thing, acting in a musical. It is my passion and I love it so much. However, this summer, I tried to get into an acting school for college and I was declined. I decided to qu…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
Use this thread to post your headshots for feedback, get info on your age range/type, find good headshot photographers, ask any questions you may have about headshots. If you are posting a DIY headshot for feedback, and not just a snapshot in order to get feedback on your age range/type/etc, it is advised that you do a…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
I am a 30 year old male that has been thinking of doing some acting but I was wondering if I should even pursue it if I can't do impressions or voices or accents. I have no acting experience but I am thinking of taking acting classes and see what happens. I also have a slight sutter (it has gotten better over time as I…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
Well, I realize this sounds naive and stupid but I will give it a shot. I'm 23 and I always had this dream of becoming an actress and play in well known movies. But I live in Romania, Europe. And it's quite obvious that my accent is foreign. Would it be realistic for me to dream about becoming an actress in the US or t…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
Hi! I’m curious what everyone’s favorite film/play monologues are! :) I’d love to get to practice more so finding out other people’s favorites will be so interesting. For a little info, I’m a 22 y.o. female and some actors whose movies and acting styles I’m drawn to are Saoirse Ronan, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Leonard…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
As many already said, if you wan't to be an actor, you need to move where people usually film the movies. I planned to move to London, but how do you manage the cost of living if you aren't rich? If you have money, you don't need to care about rent and food and you can focus on your career, but if you are not rich how…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
I just signed to an agency recently, and I’m really excited for the upcoming pilot season. Hopefully I’ll get some good auditions! In the meantime, I’ve been taking weekly classes - something I’ve been doing for months. However, I really want to work on improving my craft even more. I’ve tried acting exercises from Uta…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
PS: *This is not affiliated with any acting teachers or schools* Hi Everyone, I was interested in starting a Zoom where we all can discuss our experiences with Acting and give some advice to our peers on their Monologues and judge them a bit. This is where new actors can join and ask each other about the Industry, how…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
I’m a 24 year old actress from New Jersey. I went to a small liberal arts school in PA and have a BFA in acting. Did a lot of theatre in high school/college but realized when I took a film class that that’s where I really wanted to be. I graduated college in 2019. A week after graduating I went to my first open call at…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
Hello dearest internet community, I'm turning to you to seek your support with a situation that saddens me. Currently, I'm doing a training in acting that takes about 4 years. In my class we are ten people altogether: the constellation we're in stays the same for that length of time. For our next project there will be…
Reddit · 17 Dec 2020
I have a zoom with a management company in another country. they rep a lot of international actors, LA based actors, and actors in their own country where they are based. some actors they represent have only the management firm as their sole representation, some have other agents based in that particular country, and s…
Reddit · 16 Dec 2020
Hello! So I have been looking into ways to market myself and stay visible as an actor and once I have my brand down, I have been playing with the idea of starting a newsletter. My career coach says that it is a good idea (even though the idea terrifies me) but basically, once a month/month and a half, I'll send an (on…
Reddit · 16 Dec 2020
I don’t get it. Wouldn’t casting directors be turned off by you having representation since your agent should be getting you the work? I see this often. Can someone explain? Or do agents put their clients on Backstage?
Reddit · 16 Dec 2020
I got a smaller part in a major ad and had to react to my neighbor. Just felt a bit off and slightly nervous during my takes, as the director had me do maybe 10 different takes and scenarios. They mostly needed a close up of my face reacting to my neighbor. But for some reason i got slightly nervous/intimidated around…
Reddit · 16 Dec 2020
I’ve been freelancing for a month with this agency in NYC. Idk if it’s because I’m college-aged and a POC, but I’ve only gotten one audition. I’d like to get more auditions and (hopefully) book real work. That’s why I’d like to submit to other agencies. But should I tell these agencies, in my short bio within the submi…
Reddit · 16 Dec 2020
Hello fellow actors! Lately I’ve been feeling ready to submit for an agent, but since I live in a smaller market (Philly) with about only 5-6 accredited agencies, I don’t want to ruin my chances. Is this a good time of year to submit? Could you share your journey to getting an agent with me? Some backstory: -I have a m…
